301 Redirect for negative SEO. This is a problem.

[Adam718]

Just came across not one, but fucking 45 301 redirects pointing at one of my clients sites that we have NOTHING to do with. The rankings have already started slipping, and there's absolutely nothing I can do except keep building links in hopes to stop the bad effect.

This is certainly more frustrating than standard negative SEO, because at least you could disavow links. Can you even disavow a 301? The SERPs are so easy to manipulate (in a bad way). This shit is getting out of control.

 

[Veyron]

Wow... This is the first time that I've heard of someone doing a 301 redirect as part of Negative SEO! Competition isn't stopping at anything now a days. I wish I could help but I honestly am unsure on which approach you should take on recovering from something like this.

Veyron

 

[larrydetuvi]

can't you cloak the site from those 301 redirects?

 

[RightInTwo]

Very interesting. Can you provide any insight to the metrics behind the 301s? It would be interesting to know if they have any authority, etc.

 

[manny521]

if you know the url's of the redirects, then i don't really understand why you can't disavow them...maybe i am missing something...

 

[Kralj187]

Google actions itself is what makes negative SEO even possible...
Don't blame the player, blame the game

 

[Gogol]

If you have the referrer you can always redirect them to another site. Very interesting approach though!

 

[Ash2012]

Just redirect it straight off the bat maybe?

 

[TheOffline]

I guess I don't know much about the G but aren't seo and neg seo an inherent part of each other?

 

[WhitePassion]

Wouldn't blocking them in .htaccess help?

Just a thought.

 

[Gogol]

Should work!
For example :

http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess14.shtml

Wouldn't blocking them in .htaccess help?

Just a thought.

 

[prab1996]

redirect them to top 45 sites in results lol .

just block them or disavow them. (before it's late)

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[pokerjk]

I'd open a discussion up on Googles webmaster forums here.

Matt Cutts denies negative SEO is possible, IMO that is bull.

 

[Adam718]

Is it possible to block the redirects in htaccess? How so?

 

[helpful]

Most of the time when people are effected by negative seo causing their website to drop and lose ranking. they usually go out looking for help from an seo expert they usually find simple answers from self claim seo expert's telling them " Well there's not much you can do to prevent it " So Here is 10 proven tips to protect your website from negative seo.
Link: seojims.com

 

[Voidray]

Most of the time when people are effected by negative seo causing their website to drop and lose ranking. they usually go out looking for help from an seo expert they usually find simple answers from self claim seo expert?s telling them ? Well there?s not much you can do to prevent it ? So Here is 10 proven tips to protect your website from negative seo.
Link: seojims.com

LOL. That article was newbish! The content was generic and not really any true solution.

 

[Centranexus]

How would second the .htaccess approach, probably one of your best option.

 

[Adam718]

Should work!
For example :

http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess14.shtml

Doesn't that just send the traffic coming from the redirects to an error page? I'm not sure if that will actually prevent the bad link juice/penalty coming to my site. Any one have experience with this?

 

[bartosimpsonio]

I'd open a discussion up on Googles webmaster forums here.

Matt Cutts denies negative SEO is possible, IMO that is bull.

You think something google said is bull? I suspect you may be onto something there pal....

 

[morata]

Cant you take legal action? Talk to their host / registrars?